Such a hard time breathing!

I am 18 weeks tomorrow and have only gained 3 lbs so far at my last appointment. Ive been trying very hard to gain more weight, doctor told me to eat fatty foods and maybe drink a milkshake a day but when i try to eat, btw i am starving! , i get so out of breath that i cant hardly eat a full meal at all. Then when i try to just eat through to shortness of breath i get nauseated and almost throw up! Theres no happy medium! I weighed 108 going into the pregnancy and i am very short and have a short torso so theres no much room but i feel bad about not gaining weight because i know my baby needs me to :(

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You'll gain what your body agrees to. Not everyone gains the "required 25-30" pounds, and not everyone only gains that. Also, weight gain doesn't typically start to happen until after 22 weeks when the baby starts to more grow rapidly in size and as everything internally starts to grow and develope with baby.

Don't worry about gaining weight. Just keep eating healthy foods, and drinking water, and your baby will be fine.

I was overweight before getting pregnant, I lost 12 lbs at the beginning and am 22 almost 23 weeks now and have only gained about 3 lbs as well. Don't worry to much about weight gain, as long as your doc doesnt have concerns you are fine.